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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NE)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Nic Anderson
WR Oklahoma
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (NE)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NE)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Makari Paige Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (NE)
Makari Paige
S Michigan
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NE)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NYG)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Makari Paige Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CAR)
Makari Paige
S Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Deonte Banks
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tyquan Thornton
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Patriots came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

The Fairchild reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Paige.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Will Campbell
Will Campbell in No. 9 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick41 Rnd2 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at the Round 2 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at the 72nd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick85 Rnd3 Tacario Davis
Tacario Davis at the 85th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick108 Rnd4 Derrick Harmon
A reach for Derrick Harmon in pick No. 108; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick144 Rnd5 Nic Anderson
No drama and no debate, Nic Anderson went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 6. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick216 Rnd7 Haynes King
Nice patience on Haynes King, who had no business lasting to slot 216. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick218 Rnd7 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez at pick 218 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick226 Rnd7 Makari Paige
Makari Paige at Round 7, Pick 12 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick228 Rnd7 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Value said wait; Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson in the 228th overall pick says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.